Agroaldea
From the ministries of Industry and Primary Sector shall counter fraud disguised as foreign aloe Local.
The Cabildo of Gran Canaria has announced that it will take measures to combat fraud foreign products made with aloe canary labeled and promote cosmetics and juices of aloe vera authentic island, Since deception causes serious losses to businesses and local brands discredits because the false is of lower quality.
Counselors Primary Sector, Miguel Hidalgo, and Industry, Minerva Alonso, They moved their idea of promotional and information campaigns to members Manufacturers Association Aloe Vera de Canarias, created just two weeks ago and defense plans to integrate at nine factories Canarias, three of them located in Gran Canaria, and they were received by the insular responsible given their situation.
One way to distinguish the real from which is not, It is set if the address of the importer or distributor appears. If this is false. Aloe canary is not imported, therefore this direction is the test. Which contains the product label aloe canary manufacturer's information Canarias.
According to reports from manufacturers, packagings of fraudulent products mentioned their false canary origin, representing a consumer deception, For indeed come from China, Pakistan, Barcelona, Alicante or Madrid.
With this procedure they are breach, In addition, European labeling rules which should add where you've been fabricados-, and quality and safety standards.
Minerva Alonso announced it will move the situation to the Bureau of Commerce of Gran Canaria, Chamber of Commerce and businessmen as soon as constituting, as it will be the advisory body that will coordinate the revitalization and promotion campaigns.
The council will design other actions upon receipt of the report prepared by the Association right now and ask the Government of the Canary Islands this reality consciously, swiftness and effectiveness in research campaigns within its competence.
Fraud is visible on large surfaces and in perfumeries, in tourist destinations,, to the extent that the sale of products made with aloe canary fake products quintupled the local original with revenues of 21 million euros between 2011 and 2013.
Manufacturers of cosmetics and aloe vera juices Canary exported to Germany, Italy and France mainly, generate more than a thousand jobs in the Islands and technically advise powers like China in building factories high quality aloe vera.